Anthony Dawson

Anthony Dawson

Acting

October 18, 1916 – January 8, 1992 (aged 75)

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Anthony Douglas Gillon Dawson (18 October 1916 – 8 January 1992) was a Scottish actor, best known for his supporting roles as villains in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder (1954) and Midnight Lace (1960), as well as playing Professor Dent in the James Bond film Dr. No (1962). He also appeared as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in From Russia with Love (1963) and Thunderball (1965).

Filmography

Skinwalker Island
Movie
Skinwalker Island2025
Holy
Movie
Holy2023
Voiles
Movie
Voiles2014
Selling Hitler
Movie
Selling Hitler1993 · Marquis of Bath
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
Movie
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...1989 · Self (archive footage)
Run for Your Life
Movie
Run for Your Life1988 · Colonnello Moorcroft
Ghoulies II
Movie
Ghoulies II1987 · Priest
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Movie
Grace Kelly: The American Princess1987 · Self (archive footage)
Where Is Parsifal?
Movie
Where Is Parsifal?1984 · Ripple
The Jigsaw Man
Movie
The Jigsaw Man1983 · Vicar
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Movie
James Bond: The First 21 Years1983 · Prof. R. J. Dent (archive footage)
Inchon
Movie
Inchon1981 · General Collins
Closed Circuit
Movie
Closed Circuit1978 · Samuel Pratt (archive footage)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm1975 · Noirtier De Villefort
Massacre in Rome
Movie
Massacre in Rome1973 · SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster
Cool Million
Series
Cool Million1972 · Prefect
The Valachi Papers
Movie
The Valachi Papers1972 · Federal Investigator
Rush
Series
Rush1971 · Hyatt
Deadlock
Movie
Deadlock1970 · Anthony Sunshine, the Old Killer
Operation Snafu
Movie
Operation Snafu1970 · Italian General
The Battle of Neretva
Movie
The Battle of Neretva1969 · General Morelli
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
Movie
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof1968 · Samuel Pratt
Hell Is Empty
Movie
Hell Is Empty1967 · Paul Grant
The Rover
Movie
The Rover1967 · Captain Vincent
Dirty Heroes
Movie
Dirty Heroes1967 · American Colonel
Death Rides a Horse
★ 7.0Movie
Death Rides a Horse1967 · Burt 'Four Aces' Cavanaugh
Operation Kid Brother
Movie
Operation Kid Brother1967 · Alpha
Your Turn to Die
Movie
Your Turn to Die1967 · Dr. Evans
Triple Cross
Movie
Triple Cross1966 · Major Stillman
Thunderball
Movie
Thunderball1965 · Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Change Partners
Movie
Change Partners1965 · Ben Arkwright
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Movie
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders1965 · Officer of Dragoons
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Movie
The Yellow Rolls-Royce1964 · Mickey (uncredited)
From Russia with Love
Movie
From Russia with Love1963 · Ernst Stavros Blofeld
Espionage
Series
Espionage1963 · Colonel Nathan
Delicious in Dungeon
Series
Delicious in Dungeon1962 · Lord Burleigh
Dr. No
Movie
Dr. No1962 · Professor R. J. Dent
The Saint
★ 7.5Series
The Saint1962 · Floyd Vosper
The Curse of the Werewolf
Movie
The Curse of the Werewolf1961 · The Marques Siniestro
Bosch: Legacy
Series
Bosch: Legacy1961 · James Dawson
Midnight Lace
Movie
Midnight Lace1960 · Roy Ash
Danger Man
Series
Danger Man1960 · Security Officer
International Detective
Series
International Detective1959 · Gilles Porret
Hour of Decision
Movie
Hour of Decision1957
Dial M for Murder
Movie
Dial M for Murder1954